Life on Mars (South Korean TV series)

Life on Mars (Korean: 라이프 온 마스; RR: Raipeu on Maseu) is a South Korean television series based on the 2006–07 British series of the same name. It stars Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Go Ah-sung, Oh Dae-hwan and Noh Jong-hyun. The series aired on OCN from June 9 to August 5, 2018 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:20 (KST).

Synopsis

Han Tae-joo (Jung Kyung-Ho) leads a crime investigation team. He has experienced a rapid rise in his career and he trusts data over people. While investigating a serial murder case, he has an accident. When Han Tae-joo wakes up, he finds himself in 1988. He does not know why, but he is now a detective appointed to work at a police station in a small city. To get back to the present day, Han Tae-joo tries to solve a serial murder case.

Cast

Main

Jung Kyung-ho as Han Tae-joo: A modern-day forensics scientist who travels back to the past and becomes a detective. He is a brilliant, principled individual who prefers to rely on scientific data and evidence rather than people

Park Sung-woong as Kang Dong-chul: Head of the Homicide Team. A detective who is uninterested in evidence and instead uses his keen instincts and intuition to solve his cases.

Go Ah-sung as Yoon Na-young: The only female member of the team. She is a passionate ace investigator who dreams of becoming a star detective.

Oh Dae-hwan as Lee Yong-gi: A police sergeant in the homicide unit. He is described as unhinged and with a nasty temper.

Noh Jong-hyun as Jo Nam-sik: The youngest detective on the team.

Recurring

Jeon Seok-ho as Han Choong-Ho: father of Han Tae-Joo
Kim Jae-kyung as Han Mal-sook
Kim Dae-gon as Park Byung-doo
Lee Bong-ryun as Yoo Soon-hee
Kim Young-pil as Kim Myung-se: An elite head detective who cares more about his appearance than investigations.

Lee Ji-ha as Han Mal-sook
Yoo Yeon as Lee Sun-ja
Lee Hee-won as Han Tae-joo
Kim Ki-cheon as Manager Park
Oh Ah-rin as Young-joo
Choi Seung-yoon as Kim Min Seok (2018)
- Oh Han-kyul as child Kim (1988)

Special appearance

Park Gyu-young as Daughter
Moon Woo-jin as Kyung Ho (Ep. 6)
Joo Suk-tae as Lee Kang Heon, 1988 - escaped prisoner & hostage-taker (Ep. 7)
Hong Kyung as "E.T." / Oh Young Soo [1988] (Ep. 10,12)
Moon Sook as Kim Mi-yeon - Tae Joo's mother [2018] (Ep. 15-16)
Jeon Hye-bin as Jung Seo-hyun, Tae-joo's fiancée and prosecutor

Production

First script reading took place on March 12, 2018 at Studio Dragon in Sangam-dong.
Im Chang-jung was offered a major supporting role but he declined the offer.
Seo Ji-hoon was cast in the role of Jo Nam-sik but dropped out of the project.